June 2008
Monthly Archive
How Australia can reduce the price of petrol
MattE 17 Jun 2008 | : Communications
The rising price of petrol is hurting. It is hurting a lot. This is evidenced by the average speed of motorists - they are driving more slowly in an effort to conserve fuel. People are also driving off at petrol stations without paying.
The Labor Government has had a tinker around the edges with possible ways to reign in the price of petrol.
The National Fuel Watch Scheme may or may not work. It does not work for Shell Australia who publishes their fuel prices on their website every day for branded Shell outlets. But I know that there is one Shell outlet in my city that runs its own pricing policy.
